What did Jesus intend us to understand when He invited us to abide Him? Jesus imperative exhortation to “abide” has been frequently misunderstood, as though it were a special, mystical,…

“The tip of the iceberg of legalism”Pastors who want to accumulate lots of money for themselves have capitalized on Malachi 3:10. “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse…and test Me…

Is your picture-perfect life an illusion? If someone observes you from the outside, do you appear to be living your best life. Do you have it all together? Are you…

The parable of the talents has many similarities to the parable of investment (Lk. 19:12-27), which is the story of the tax-collector Zacchaeus coming to Christ as his King. In…

Are Christians both sinners and saints? There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding these words and how Christians see themselves. A sinner is an unregenerated (unsaved) person that…

The idiom, “firing on all cylinders” is used of an internal combustion engine having all its cylinders working and thus providing the maximum amount of power. To “fire on all…

It is easy to become distracted in the fast and busy lives we live. Our world is full of distractions that pull us away from what is important to our…

Abuse in general is a difficult subject but spiritual abuse is even more evasive and unfortunate. It is a sad reality that we live in a society where abuse of…

The Bible does not speak of “soul ties.” It does however refer to souls being knit together. Paul’s prayer for the Colossians was, “I want them to be encouraged and…

Learning how to effectively process hurt and pain is important since we all have experienced such during our lives. We live in a world filled with turmoil and we have…